CAS-1 Close Air Support Aircraft

[mboeller]

just found it at http://conceptships.blogspot.com/ and way to cool to let it pass:

http://www.pan-spatial.com/project-cas-1.html

pure fantasy of course

I hope this is the correct folder for this

 

[pedrospe]

Very interesting concepts,thanks a lot for sharing.




regards


pedro

 

[SpudmanWP]

It has the option of talking off and landing in either VTOL mode or CTOL mode
http://www.pan-spatial.com/project-cas-1.html

 

[SpudmanWP]

It looks like he rotates the disk down just for the sake of "it has not been done before" rather than practicality.

Right off the bat I can think of FOD issues, field of fire for the front gun, landing with a damaged landing gear, and problems with escape while on the ground.

Just rotate up instead of down and the idea works (assuming all the technical issues work).

 

[yasotay]

It looks like he rotates the disk down just for the sake of "it has not been done before" rather than practicality.

Right off the bat I can think of FOD issues, field of fire for the front gun, landing with a damaged landing gear, and problems with escape while on the ground.

Just rotate up instead of down and the idea works (assuming all the technical issues work).

In the coming days of rail guns and lasers, even poking ones nose over the horizon may be very unhealthy. Being able to vertically launch missiles may well be a necessity of life that is problematic with the rotor above. Not that this is a logical solution. I would not want to be the guy who does the hot refueling in the dark in a field, as Army helo's do on a regular basis. Not sure I would want to the the crew chief either.

 

[Stargazer]

Absolutely amazing artwork, SpudmanWP. I know it's pure fantasy, but it is a very interesting concept. Thanks for sharing!

 

[JAZZ]

Nice mono-tilt rotor GCI, wish I had the skills - Crash landing would be my biggest worry - I would be hitting the ejector button quick. UAV concepts considered so far bring the mono rotor to the top. See below